19th-first half 20th century
H. 23.5 x W. 35.9 x D. 22.8 cm (9 1/4 x 14 1/8 x 9 in.)
Kyle Edward Wilson, Jr., Alvin, Texas (by 1968-2002), estate sale; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003. Footnote: 1. Kyle Edward Wilson, Jr. (1931-2002)
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques and with textured sheet-lead and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays
17th-18th centuryJapaneseLacquered wood with brass fittings and with inlays of mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, twisted wire, and metal filings
19th-20th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques, and with glazed-ceramic and tortoiseshell inlays
17th-18th centuryJapaneseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double-square set within a "ruyi" cloud-scroll border on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and silver inlays; stone, metal, and enamel fittings
17th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and aokin (gold-silver) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques; gilt-copper fittings [tray with decoration of cranes in takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) may be a later replacement]
18th centuryJapaneseWatercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersianBox containing reproductions of seventy-one works by Duchamp
20th centuryFrenchBronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
19th-20th centuryKoreanPorcelain with enamels and gold
19th centuryGermanBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryAnnamese